President Barack Obama's first New York event since he launched his reelection will be at the home of former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, with the former Goldman Sachs financier set to host a high-dollar, small dinner, an invitation to the event shows.

Tickets to the event, which sources said Corzine is co-hosting with another financier, longtime Obama backer Orin Kramer and his wife, cost $35,800 per person.

That event is the first of three the president will appear at in New York City on April 27.

The choice of Corzine's home is notable, given his ties to the financial sector. The White House has made efforts in recent months to soothe frayed relations with the business community, after an election cycle during which some donors, unhappy with the push for Wall Street reform, claimed to be sitting on their hands.

After dinner there will be a reception for roughly 350 people at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, with tickets ranging from $2,500 a head to $25,000 per person. The highest level gets guests a spot at the VIP reception and in the photo line with the president.

Then, there will be a low-dollar event, ranging from $250 to $1,000 per person, which is a "kick-off reception" with the president. The site hasn't yet been announced.

The events are part of a series of big-city fundraising stops the president is expected to make in the coming months that will include his home base of Chicago, as well as Boston, sources said.